Our fixed departure tours are designed to maximize your chances of seeing rare, endemic and endangered birds and our groups are limited to 6 participants with the intent of securing excellent viewing opportunities for all of our clients. Enjoy our tours to Southeast Brazil and visit one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world.

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Day 4 and 5
(Oct. 19 to 20) -
Early breakfast and all day birding at Intervales, on trails in the Atlantic Forest. Today we will be look for any remaining Intervales specialities which we may not yet have seen already and which are present only here. Night birding to search for any species that we have not seen. Dinner and checklist.

Day 6
(Oct. 21) -
After an early breakfast, we will check out of our hotel and transfer to Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro state (8hr drive). During the journey, we may have opportunities to see Whistling Heron, Savanna and White-tailed Hawk, Aplomado Falcon, Red-legged Seriema, White-eyed Parakeet, Guira Cuckoo, Burrowing Owl, White-collared Swift, White-eared Puffbird, Toco Toucan, White Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, White-rumped Monjita, Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Curl-crested Jay, Yellowish Pipit and Yellow-rumped Marshbird. After lunch we will check in at the famous Hotel do Ypê, located in the heart of Itatiaia National Park. We will spend the rest of the day birding around the lodge with excellent chances to see Rufous-thighed Kite, Black Hawk-Eagle, Blue-winged Parrotlet, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Sick's Swift and Gray-rumped Swift, Black Jacobin, Frilled Coquette, White-throated Hummingbird, Brazilian Ruby, Black-eared Fairy, Red-breasted Toucan, Saffron Toucanet, Robust and Lineated Woodpecker, Streak-capped Antwren, Planalto and Scaled Woodcreeper, Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher, Masked Water-Tyrant, Chestnut-crowned Becard, Magpie Tanager and Gilt-edged Tanager. Night birding to look for new species. Dinner and checklist.

Day 8
(Oct. 23) -
Early breakfast followed by a one hour drive to the upper part of the Itatiaia National Park (altitude about 2.400 meters) to see birds such as Plovercrest, Rufous-tailed Antbird, Large-tailed Antshrike, Rufous-backed Antvireo, Rufous-tailed Antthrush, Speckle-breasted Antpitta, Serra do Mar Tapaculo, Gray-bellied Spinetail, Araucaria Tit-Spinetail, Itatiaia Thistletail, Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Sharp-billed Treehunter, Black-and-Gold Cotinga, Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin, Black-capped Piprites, Mottle-cheeked and Serra do Mar Tyrannulet, Blue-billed and Velvety Black-Tyrant, Shear-tailed Gray Tyrant, White-rimmed Warbler, Diademed Tanager, Long-tailed Reed-Finch, Red-rumped Warbling-Finch, Great Pampa-Finch, Thick-billed Saltator, White-bellied Seedeater and Golden-winged Cacique. Depending of the weather conditions we will decide whether to spend the whole day in the mountains, or to return for a late lunch at the hotel. Dinner and checklist.

Day 9
(Oct. 24) -
Early breakfast and all day birding at Itatiaia National Park, on trails in the Atlantic Forest. Today we will be look for any species we have not seen already and which are not found elsewhere.

Day 11
(Oct. 26) -
Early breakfast and birding in the morning on the trails around Ubatuba city with opportunities to see Brown Booby, Magnificent Frigatebird, White-necked Hawk, Kelp Gull, Channel-billed Toucan, Plain Parakeet, Brown-backed Parrotlet, Buff-bellied Puffbird, White-barred Piculet, Blond-crested and Yellow-throated Woodpecker, Salvadori's Antwren, Squamate Antbird, Spot-breasted Antvireo, Spotted Bamboowren, Buff-throated Purpletuft, Fork-tailed Tody-flycatcher, Lemon-chested Greenlet, White-thighed Swallow, Neotropical River Warbler, Flame-crested and Brazilian Tanager. After lunch, we will decide which trails to take, depending on the species we still need to see. Dinner and checklist.

Day 12
(Oct. 27) -
Early breakfast. Our last day will be dedicated to finding any species that we have not seen during the trip. After lunch and a short break, we will transfer to São Paulo International Airport, Guarulhos where our trip finishes.

Price Includes:

Fluent English speaking birding guide, all meals (including water and soft drinks), accommodation (Hotels/Lodges), ground transportation, entrance fees at National and State Parks.